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Red Snapper are proud to announce 13 UK live dates in March 2025, celebrating new releases on Lo Recordings and also 30 years of ?Reeled and Skinned?, their first album on the legendary Warp Records.

In November 2024 Red Snapper release the ?Tight Chest? EP featuring LA producer David Harrow via Lo Recordings.
A follow up EP featuring the current live line up will be released in 2025 which, combined with the tracks from 'Tight Chest', will form the full vinyl album ?Barb and Feather?. Warp records will also be concurrently releasing a unique limited vinyl version of ?Reeled and Skinned?, the band's acclaimed first outing for the label from back in 1995.

Formed in 1994, drummer - Rich Thair, double bassist - Ali Friend and guitarist - David Ayers, released three EPs on Rich Thair and Dean Thatcher?s label Flaw Recordings, with the first EP ?Snapper? featuring Beth Orton on vocals.

During the initial years the band released the sonically pioneering albums 'Reeled and Skinned', 'Prince Blimey', 'Making Bones' and 'Our Aim Is To Satisfy' (Warp records), touring globally and supporting the likes of Massive Attack, Bjork, The Prodigy, De La Soul and The Fugees. They also acquired a reputation for innovative and expansive remixing ? reworking tunes by Trouble Funk, David Holmes, Sabres of Paradise, Garbage, Lamb, S-Express, and Edwyn Collins amongst others.

Notorious for casting convention aside, and remaining one of the UK?s most forward thinking and rule-breaking live bands, Red Snapper embrace a unique blend of live, euphoric Afro-Jazz, Future Funk, Dub, dark Hip-Hop, all peppered with trademark fragile soundscapes.

Live line up:
Ali Friend ? Bass, Vocals, Gato Drum.?Rich Thair ? Drums.?Tara Cunningham ? Guitar and vocals.?Tom Challenger ? Saxophone, Clarinet and Keyboards.

Tickets are £20 + booking fee

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Foxlowe Arts Centre is a community run arts centre for the people of Leek and The Staffordshire Moorlands.

Leek’s arts centre is housed in the historic building, Foxlowe, at the top of Leek’s market place.

Foxlowe Arts Centre opened its doors in December 2011 and has already gained a strong following from the local community and is attracting attention from further afield as well. Funded by individuals’ pledges, donations and trading proceeds and with the majority of the staff volunteering, this is truly a community arts centre for the people of Leek and the Staffordshire Moorlands.

With a popular café, bar, gallery, live performance space for music, drama, comedy, talks and a cinema, the Foxlowe Arts Centre has rapidly established a reputation as the go to place in Leek.

Foxlowe arts centre has limited parking at the back of the building for permit holders and disabled users only. Some workshops will include a parking permit spaces are available. To access the car park follow parking signs on Stockwell Street signed ‘P Short Stay, Council Offices’ and turn left after the first parking bays – this is the entrance to Foxlowe arts centre car park for permit holders, disabled users and others with permission e.g. workshop attendees.

Market Place,

Leek,

Staffordshire,

England,

ST13 6AD.

01538 386112